Romans 1:12 (LSB)

Passage

that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Nearby Context

Romans 1:10 always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you.

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened;

Romans 1:12 that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Romans 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Romans 1:14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "mutually", "encouraged", "each", "other", "both", "yours", and "mine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "mutually", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For I long to see you so..." into verse 13's "I do not want you to be...", so "faith" and "mutually" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "mutually" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.